Trousers



(No Model.) I I B. GOODMAN.

, TROUSERS.

No 374,957. Patented 13630.20, 1887.,

N. PETERS. PhohrLhhngnoher, Walhiogiofl. D4 C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNARD GOODMAN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,957, dated December 20, 1887.

Application filed March 30, 1887.

.T 0 G/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, BERNARD GOODMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pantaloons, of which the following is a specification.

In pants as ordinarily made a V- shaped piece is removed from the back piece and the two sides of the V stitched together, in order to get the proper shape. The buckle-strap is a separate piece stitched to the back piece, linen or some other equivalent being used to strengthen the garment at the point where the strap is attached. The waistband is also a separate piece, and an additional piece is used for a facing for the hip-pocket. The use of so many pieces involves a number of seams, and as a result that portion of the garment is clumsy in appearance and uncomfortable for the wearer.

The object of my invention is to simplify the manufacture, reduce the cost, and improve the appearance of the garment, and at the same time render it more comfortable to the wearer; and it consists in the details of construction hereinafter pointed out. p

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a pair of pantaloons embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a side view of the same; Figs. 3, 4, and 5, details.

A represents the back piece of a pair of pantaloons, a being the upper line of the hippocket, and a a piece extending upward in the rear of the pocket.

B represents a piece of material extending from the hip-pocket upward and from the side seam rearward and having a narrowed end, I), constituting one of the buckle-straps. The lower edge of this piece preferably extends downward to form the facing of the hip-pocket, and theupper part preferably constitutes the Serial No. 232,936. (No model.)

waistband for the portion of the garment over which it extends. This piece is secured to the side piece by the usual side seam, and its lining is preferably stitched to the piece (1., extending upward from the back piece.

\Vhen buckle-straps are attached in the ordinary way, tightening the buckle-straps tends to tighten the pocket, rendering it less accessible. \Vith my construction the strain caused by tightening the buckle straps does not draw the pocket, but, on the contrary, the tighter the buckle-straps are drawn the looser and more accessible the pocket becomes. Pantaloons made in this way can be worn without suspenders with far more comfort to the wearer than when made in the ordinary way, there being no tendency to leave the hips even when the pockets are heavily loaded.

In the manufacture of pants, in order to get the proper length, the cloth is generally pieced at the upper part of the back piece, which causes additional seams and gives the appearance of patching.

With my invention, in order to use a short pattern, it is only necessary to use a piece to take the place of the projection a in the rear of the pocket, requiring but one short seam, and in a position where it is practically eoncealed.

I claim as my invention- A pair of pantaloons having pieces of material extending upward from the hip-pockets and rearward from the side seams, the upper edges of which form the waistband and the outer ends of which are narrowed to form the bucklestraps, substantially as and for the pur pose specified.

BERNARD GOODMAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES W. RAMSEY, AUGUST F. HERBSLEB. 

